Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 26.0% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,800 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 43.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 78.8% higher top tax rate
Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 14.1% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 19.2% more on education
Canada spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 100.0% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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